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Solvay Elementary School

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Solvay Elementary School ranks 1638 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Solvay Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-4 in the Solvay Union Free School District, located in Solvay, NY. The school has 442 students and is ranked 676 out of 874 elementary schools in New York, with a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Solvay Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on New York State Assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.18% of 3rd graders and 41.25% of 4th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 54.15% and 54.07% respectively. In Math, 64.29% of 3rd graders and 44.83% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 59.7% and 58.64%. The school has struggled to support the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students in both ELA and Math.

Interestingly, Solvay Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Split Rock Elementary School (West Genesee Central School District) and Cherry Road Elementary School (Westhill Central School District), which outperformed Solvay Elementary in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and a significant increase in per-student spending, the school's performance has remained stagnant, indicating a need for a comprehensive review of its instructional practices and support systems for students.

436

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,297

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Woods Rd
Solvay, NY 13209-2099

(315) 488-5422

District: Solvay Union Free School District

Students who attend Solvay Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Solvay Middle School
High:	Solvay High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

Hispanic:

11.9%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2018 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2018

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (48% vs 57% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

New York avg57%

1,638^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 25% (2018) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

676^th of 874Solvay Union Free School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1638 of 2445	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1695 of 2445	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1704 of 2439	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1802 of 2434	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1833 of 2201	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1795 of 2413	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1798 of 2395	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	787 of 891	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	713 of 948	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	283 of 1117	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	312 of 1066	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	32.8	704 of 1027	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	206 of 454	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.0	60 of 938	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1542 of 2409	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1915 of 2413	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1999 of 2403	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1622 of 2401	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1596 of 1955	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1979 of 2357	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1698 of 2338	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	809 of 1569	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	924 of 1531	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	580 of 1429	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	658 of 1503	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	431 of 818	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1221 of 1392	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1337 of 2098	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1486 of 2078	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1593 of 2041	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1663 of 2099	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1437 of 1678	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1468 of 2032	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1625 of 2045	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1702 of 2407	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1535 of 2411	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1592 of 2400	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1885 of 2400	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1691 of 1961	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1556 of 2358	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1824 of 2340	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	127 of 289	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.9	158 of 180	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	1028 of 2134	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	796 of 2110	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1083 of 2016	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1423 of 2031	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1021 of 1044	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1669 of 1859	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1788 of 1941	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	1060 of 1402	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1120 of 1392	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1125 of 1337	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1294 of 1399	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1082 of 1224	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1076 of 1338	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1241 of 1408	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+42 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)56th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2019)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math54%-6 vs state

English Language Arts41%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Solvay Elementary School	Public	K-4	701 Woods Rd	Solvay	13209	Onondaga County	Solvay Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 488-5422	436	45	9.6	69.0%	316 (72.5%)	38 (8.7%)	52 (11.9%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)	34.4	1638^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%		31.7	1695^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.7%	57			41.2	41.3					64.3	44.8							99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	$31,297	$2,814	$28,482
Cherry Road Elementary School	Public	2-4	201 Cherry Rd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 426-3300	358	23	15.7	30.7%	270 (75.4%)	27 (7.5%)	24 (6.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.7%)	54.1	1079^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.9%		53.5	1066^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.4%	13			49.2	59.6					60.7	67.0							99.0	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	$23,519	$752	$22,767
Porter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	512 Emerson Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4625	351	28	12.4	75.2%	84 (23.9%)	164 (46.7%)	42 (12.0%)	14 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (12.0%)	14.6	2204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%		15.9	2184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.7%	20			33.9	29.8	42.3				32.3	38.0	27.8				18.5		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$32,213	$4,126	$28,086
Walberta Park Primary School	Public	K-1	400 Walberta Rd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	Westhill Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 426-3200	256	20	12.6	23.8%	197 (77.0%)	21 (8.2%)	17 (6.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)								(n/a)																	99.3	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.6	$24,851	$760	$24,091
Onondaga Road Elementary School	Public	K-4	703 Onondaga Rd	Syracuse	13219	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-4653	322	10	31.3	25.8%	262 (81.4%)	8 (2.5%)	20 (6.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.4%)	34	1655^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.3%		40.6	1427^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.6%	228			44.9	35.5					46.4	62.9							99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$24,732	$1,722	$23,010
Frazer K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	741 Park Ave	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4555	774	75	10.3	86.3%	122 (15.8%)	383 (49.5%)	138 (17.8%)	45 (5.8%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (9.6%)	4.7	2410^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.4%		5	2425^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.8%	15	33.3	58.8	15.4	26.8	13.2	20.0	11.0	22.3	17.4	21.1	12.2	9.0	8.9	1.2	13.3	11.5	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	100.0	$29,970	$4,310	$25,660
Delaware Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 S Geddes St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4540	377	51	7.3	83.0%	56 (14.9%)	162 (43.0%)	112 (29.7%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.1%)	1.4	2444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.3	2443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.1%	1			16.7	4.8	7.6				10.4	2.3	1.9				1.9		99.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	100.0	99.4	$37,949	$4,716	$33,233
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Stolp Ave	Syracuse	13207	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4520	415	39	10.7	79.8%	61 (14.7%)	232 (55.9%)	87 (21.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.0%)	1.9	2441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.7	2427^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.7%	14			8.9	16.3	6.5				20.3	10.4	4.2				0.0		99.2	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.2	100.0	99.7	$29,305	$3,324	$25,981
Split Rock Elementary School	Public	K-4	4151 Split Rock Rd	Camillus	13031	Onondaga County	West Genesee Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 487-4656	324	8	38.3	27.5%	269 (83.0%)	9 (2.8%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (6.2%)	64.7	832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%		63.9	805^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.1%	27			48.4	68.3					70.3	74.1							99.4	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	99.4	$26,938	$1,750	$25,187
Seymour Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Shonnard St	Syracuse	13204	Onondaga County	Syracuse City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 435-4645	448	51	8.7	83.0%	25 (5.6%)	125 (27.9%)	288 (64.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1.8	2442^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.2	2445^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.0%	3			1.5	13.3	9.8				5.6	6.5	12.7				8.9		99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	$33,103	$4,792	$28,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Solvay Elementary School

Is Solvay Elementary School a good school?

Solvay Elementary School ranks 1638^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Solvay Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Solvay Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Solvay Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Solvay Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Solvay Middle School
High : Solvay High School

What is the racial makeup of Solvay Elementary School?

Students at Solvay Elementary School are 72% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Solvay Elementary School in?

Solvay Union Free School District

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